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commentr/StutterFeb 8, 2025
3 points

Yes, that is an interesting difference for you. Typically it’s the other way around for most PWS….bad or not enough sleep results in worse fluency. Often when fatigued or at the end of the day stutter...

Causes & Variability
Energy & Biological RhythmsSeverity & Fluctuation
postr/StutterFeb 7, 2025
6 points

I just notice an odd phenomenon

I just notice an odd phenomenon Very strange realization. I just realized that i block/stutter more when i get a good nights rest for some reason... I suffer with insomnia and the days i dont sleep,...

Causes & Variability
Energy & Biological Rhythms
postr/StutterFeb 7, 2025
6 points

my journey of stuttering by blocks

my journey of stuttering by blocks Hey everyone, I’ve had a stuttering issue since I was about six years old. My parents noticed how I would rep-rep-repeat the beginning of some words, but by the time...

Speech & StutteringAnticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Blocks & StoppagesRepetitions & ProlongationsAvoidance & Substitution+2 more
commentr/StutterFeb 7, 2025
7 points

Something that worked for me that my therapist told me, was doing deep belly breathing for a few minutes couple of times a day. Also search mouth muscle relaxing exercises. I know everyone's stutter...

Coping & AdvocacyCauses & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Mindfulness & BreathingEnergy & Biological RhythmsFluency Techniques+3 more
commentr/StutterFeb 2, 2025
13 points

I'll try to provide an explanation for you. It has been shown that at rest, people who stutter have less blood flow to the left inferior frontal gyrus. This is the region responsible for speech produc...

Causes & Variability
Neurological & BrainEnergy & Biological Rhythms
commentr/StutterJan 31, 2025
6 points

You make me notice that in fact I stutter when I finish breath and blocks starts happen. Thanks for sharing...

Causes & VariabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Energy & Biological RhythmsBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterJan 29, 2025
1 points

I (33M) smoked weed everyday for a long time. I took breaks here and there, 6 months here, a few months there, and have just embarked on another break. I find the stronger the weed the longer it tak...

Causes & VariabilityMeds & Substances
Stress & Fight/FlightEnergy & Biological RhythmsRecreationa substances (e.g. Alcohol, Cannabis)
commentr/StutterJan 27, 2025
2 points

I’m 30 y.o, been smoking weed daily since about 16 y.o , with a year break at 28, when I had my son. My stutter has ups and downs, I’ve gone through great periods of near fluency, and periods where i...

Meds & SubstancesCauses & Variability
Recreationa substances (e.g. Alcohol, Cannabis)Energy & Biological RhythmsStress & Fight/Flight
commentr/Stutter_remissionJan 27, 2025
1 points

Research: "Spontaneous" late recovery from stuttering: Dimensions of reported techniques and causal attributions (2019) Link: [https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0021992418300789](htt...

Community & SupportCauses & Variability
Research & ResourcesSeverity & FluctuationEnergy & Biological Rhythms
commentr/Stutter_remissionJan 27, 2025
1 points

Finn's research investigates stuttering recovery: ([1](https://espace.curtin.edu.au/bitstream/handle/20.500.11937/89250/Hart%20AK%202022%20Public.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y)) ([2](https://www.research...

Causes & VariabilityAnticipation & Avoidance
Severity & FluctuationOverthinking & MonitoringEnergy & Biological Rhythms
commentr/StutterJan 21, 2025
2 points

Everyone customer facing job I've had i actually stuttered far less than in my real life. It's like as soon as I am representing a business I put on a mask and become this confident non-stuttering per...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSchool & WorkCauses & Variability
Hiding & ConcealmentEmployment & CareerEnergy & Biological Rhythms
commentr/StutterJan 21, 2025
2 points

I’ve noticed that my stutter has gotten worse too. I think it’s due to my mental health and self confidence as well as my sleep schedule which I’m trying to fix....

Causes & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Severity & FluctuationEnergy & Biological RhythmsIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterJan 20, 2025
7 points

Thank you so much🩷 It took me about 30 minutes to get this what, 1 minute and a half? I was on a time constraint since my phone keeps cutting off the video and it was a bit of a struggle to not stop ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceCauses & Variability
Avoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social JudgmentEnergy & Biological Rhythms
commentr/StutterJan 19, 2025
1 points

Did you have any side effects? Can you share what dose you’re on? I never had a stutter but always used to mix up words and have pauses/blocks while talking, but ever since starting it I feel like I’v...

Meds & SubstancesCauses & Variability
Harmful Med OutcomesEnergy & Biological Rhythms
commentr/StutterJan 17, 2025
2 points

Yes, this was my issue as well. I am a fast talker and may have been rushing him more than I realized. It was a real challenge to slow down and be patient but it paid off in spades. Best of luck, I ...

Causes & VariabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Energy & Biological RhythmsRepetitions & Prolongations
commentr/StutterJan 17, 2025
1 points

Yes it happened overnight! And each day seems to be worse than the last! But today I’m feeling much more capable of helping him with this. I am a FAST talker… so are his siblings. And we’re all fairly...

Causes & VariabilityAnticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Energy & Biological RhythmsAvoidance & SubstitutionRepetitions & Prolongations
commentr/StutterJan 17, 2025
2 points

I’m also on the spectrum, and developed a stutter later in life. Have, or were you under a lot of stress when the stutter started? Also should include I’m a cis male with no experience taking testoste...

Causes & Variability
Neurological & BrainStress & Fight/FlightEnergy & Biological Rhythms
commentr/StutterJan 16, 2025
1 points

No two people are living the same life! But there are like a million things anyone can do to improve their lives. I spent so much of my early 20s thinking and worrying about my speech that I neglected...

Causes & VariabilityCoping & AdvocacyEmotional Experience
Stress & Fight/FlightEnergy & Biological RhythmsMindfulness & Breathing+2 more
commentr/StutterJan 16, 2025
1 points

Well if everyone feels tired anyway and let’s say us who stutter live the same lives I’m sure we are going to feel even more drained....

Causes & Variability
Energy & Biological Rhythms
commentr/StutterJan 16, 2025
1 points

I didn't like it because I couldn't fully focus on my conversation (I kinda don't mind my stutter honestly, if my brain wants to stutter I won't fight it most of the time), I felt like my speech wasn'...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityCoping & Advocacy
Preparation & RehearsalEnergy & Biological RhythmsFluency Techniques+1 more